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Some teams could use Antonio Brown‘s skill set even with the season past its midway mark. But it doesn’t appear any franchise will take that risk this year. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Brown is not expected to make his return to the field this season. The perennial Pro Bowler is scheduled to meet with the NFL on […]
The legal battle between Woody Allen and Amazon is finally over. Variety reports the filmmaker and studio recently struck a settlement, effectively ending the $68 million lawsuit Allen had filed earlier this year. The 83-year-old sued Amazon for breach of contract, claiming the company had pulled out of a multi-picture deal due to “baseless” sexual abuse allegations. Amazon terminated […]
Katie Couric opened up about the firing of her former Today co-host Matt Lauer at Dress for Success’ annual Women Who Inspire event this week. During the conversation, Couric spoke about the #MeToo movement and the circumstances surrounding Lauer’s departure from Today in 2017. “As you can imagine, I’ve thought a lot about this over the last two […]
An American Airlines plane was forced to land early this week, after a man allegedly groped female passenger. According to the New York Daily News, the victim informed the crew about the assault during a Tuesday flight headed to Salt Lake City from Charlotte, North Carolina. A criminal complaint obtained by the outlet states the suspect—identified as James Clayton […]
Gayle King sat down for an interview with disgraced Chicago singer R. Kelly earlier this year, discussing the sexual abuse allegations leveled against him. Kelly infamously broke down during the interview, but King never lost her composure. “I didn’t do this stuff! This is not me! I’m fighting for my fucking life,” he yelled. Months removed from […]
Journalist Ronan Farrow recently revealed that NBC attempted to hamper his exposé on Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse allegations. MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow spent her Friday night calling out her own bosses after she learned of Farrow’s reporting, which he further detailed in his new book, Catch and Kill. Farrow also said that NBC attempted to stifle stories […]
Lady Gaga is reissuing physical editions of her 2013 album, ARTPOP—with one notable exclusion. As pointed out by Rolling Stone, the updated CD and vinyl versions will not include the “Do What U Want” track featuring R. Kelly. The move isn’t too surprising considering Gaga scrubbed the record from digital editions earlier this year, amid renewed outrage […]
Three new accusers have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Cuba Gooding Jr., bringing the total to five, and he is also set to face a new charge this week related to an incident from last year, according to TMZ. Citing “law enforcement sources,” TMZ says that several women have come forward […]
The president of NBC News is facing additional backlash over a series of columns he wrote for the Harvard Crimson in the 1990s. According to the Daily Beast, Noah Oppenheim’s 20-year-old columns began circulating around the NBC office this week, amid allegations he had downplayed the sexual assault claims against Matt Lauer—the embattled former host of Today. The accusations against […]
R. Kelly and his attorneys are fighting to get the singer released on bond, but the prosecution believes that this would put his victims and their families in danger. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, the prosecution claims that R. Kelly will be a threat if he’s released from jail. To attempt to […]
